I had mixed feelings about them.
I do NOT like things that look like distorted human faces or bodies. I always HATED with a passion, clowns and manikin type puppets. They creep me out big time.
So some of the books I was OK with, others not.
I was never a fan, probably like you. I hate clowns. When our granddaughter was little she hated The Cat in the Hat. When I tried to read it to her she hit the book, especially the cat and his things.